The Washington critic., 1887-07-19
VNYPE-wRITING TAUGHT
At Room q, St. Cloud Building. References.
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

Faro for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars, @ for % cents, good ON any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad
at Georgetown, corner ui High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Greek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
Coran Gallery, State, Waranl Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt'
ing at Fifteenth street. where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street BranCh Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wizards and other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (where transfers arc given TO tho
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street orsouth to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
here transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dcpuO, as
Cending south side OF Capitol Hill, cOntin-
ulng along D street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Savy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fuurteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Rs.
turning, same route. Transfers given toGud
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every halt hour.
Fare, cents additional.
sevcnth'street Branch-st0rts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent ana Postohces, Odd'Fel-
lows Hall, crossing, PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Con.ro Market and City POsto1icc (whuro
transfers are givCn to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National MI
scum, to the wharyes of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes 4 circuit uf West, High,
fnlVtte, Second, Dumburtou and Mont
gulGcry streets, passing near GEORGETOWN
College, Academy ui the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak llill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek To 7 street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst tho phla-
tlal residences Of the West End, Including
that Of the British minister; along seven
tvuuih suuct west To n street north, Four
toontlI street tu +, passing Willard and the
Ehh.tt House, crossing Ninth street (Wherc
Transfers are gwen 10 the Ninth street
branch, past the Patent and Post Offices,
10 Iifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
tie Baltimore and Ohio depot tn Delaware
avenue, 20 Il street north, tu First street
east, thence along Eu-t Capitol street to LIN
coin lGrk. Rglmn,gg, same route s1lus
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
y street instead Of Indiana avenue,
Cars also leave tic west front OF tho State,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above liuu lt
seventeenth aud IL streets.
Ninth street Brunuh-Start, 40 northern ter
WiUu, ui seventh street wet Oyhuru It con-
meets with silver Springs lirgnChh divordug
10 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square Masonic rcmpic,
IUtont md postuuicos at 7 street Tlerc
transfers are given tu main liut east ur
Wgst thence 10 u street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
siNth street To Missouri avenue, 10 -Four.
and.a half street, thence tp the Arsant,
gate and steamboat WplrErs, Potomac
River Returning by same route,
Silver Springs BrHuch-Siarts from uorthoru
terminus OF NiuthstruCt Branch, following
seventh street road, past Howard uniyur'
SHY aud S,hUctlpn Park, 10 entrance Iu
grounds OF soldiers Home. Returning,
same route,
Columbia Hallway Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast Of Treasury Department
along New York avenue TO IFS intersection
with Massachusetts, ayruuc ut Seventh
street; thence ON Massachusetts, lyeuue Nv
!, street north past tho Government Print
ina OuCe To boundary and beginning ui
Baltimore turnpike and Bennlngs Bridge
road. Returning, same route,